Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-09-28
CLINEDINST AND BODELL.
Returned from Canada under the Ex'
tradition Laws.

| CLINEDINST AND BODELL.
/ Returned from Canada under the Elk.
tradition Laws.
! A. c. BRAxTON, ESQ.
icoMMoNwEALTH's ATTORNEY OF srAUNToN
COMPLETES THE PROSECUTION IN CANADA IN
I BOTH CASES AND RETURNS WITH BoDELL--
l CLINEDINST WILL &c SENT FOR.
The public have heretofore been aware of the
proceedings instituted IN person by A. G. Brax'
ton, Esq y. the able and determined Common.
walth's Attorney of Staunton. during his first
visit to Canada in pursuit of the offenders
against the laws named above and his return
there on the 10th instant with amended au-
thority required by the laws of the country to
l which the fugitives had fed before they could
| be remanded for trial in the country where the
offences were committed.
He had left Clinedinst in custody at Brand
| fort. and the case was set for further hearing
| on the 2lst He was there In time and appear
/ ed In the case with the counsel Mr.. Breuster
whom he employed to conduct it on. his part.
The Government Attorney was present. but
took no part in the issue. 1t was calledin the
afternoon of the day and submitted at IL o'clock
| at night. The judge delivered his opinion on the
24th. but on accounto of some new points which
| in an old English law, to the effect that a
criminal could not be extradited until the
country seeking the exiraditien had passed
laws providing that the criminal should not
be prosecuted for any other offence than the
one for which he had been surrendered. and it
was claimed that Virginia had passed no such
law, and that she could not claim the prisoner
though his guilt had been amply proven, and
not denied by him. The judge stated that the
points presented were rather a surprise. and
he thought the statute in question had no APP
p,ication in Ont ario. bnt he would take time
to examine the authorities and deliver his
opinion on the 26tb.
Immediately aftex tn Court adjourned, Mr..
Braxton with Mr.. Breuster, examined the law
cited and found that t. had no application to
Ontario, the Province in which the Court exer-.
cised Jurisdiction, an subsequently Cline
dinst's counsel admit ed the fact.
CLINEDINsr RESISTED.
Clinedtnsts counsel threatened to take an
appeal. and sue out a ltabeds corpus unless Mr.,
Braxton would make terms with Glinedinst,
to which the reply was given, that he, Brax-
ton, had been forced to fight Clinedinst at
every point. and he had gained every one, and
the Commonwealth had no compromise to
make. If Clinedinst could defeat the decision
under the extradition law, very we'll, but he,
Braxton, was determined to push the matter
through to the Court of last resort,if necessary
and was not to be fright sned by threats or in
fiuenced by appeals. Clinedinst then offered
to return without further effort at resistance If
he should only be prosecuted for q single Of
fence, but the stern Fenresen tatige of The Vir.
ginia laws would not recede an inch.
Clinedinst has fifteen days from the time OF
the judgment of the Court in which to arrange
for appeal. before the order for bis return can
be executed. IF he should so decide to do.
BoDELL'S CASE.
Mr. Braxton awaited himself of the interval
whilst CHnedinst's case was pending to prose-
cute search for Bodell, and soon found him.
Bodell had been recently seen in Post Perry.
a little lumbertown Lake Scugog, 100 miles
north of Lake Ontario. Thither Mr.. Braxton
went on the Goth and found that he had left
there ten days previously, and could then get
no further trace of him.
All that he had learned led him to believe
that Bodell might be ct one of three small
towns, Peterboro'. Lind say, or Orillia, about
rs miles further back IN the interior. He res
turned to Toronto on tn night of the Goth, and
early next morning obtained permission of the
Toronto Chief of Police TO sign his name to
kilograms for the arrest of Bodell, and accorde
ingly sent messages to three places, giving a
full description of him. He then returned to
Brandfort to attend to linedinsts case, which
was to be called that evening.
About 10 O'Clock at night. when on the wit
ness stand in Clinedinsts trial, q telegram was
handed him stating that Bodell had been arrest
ed at Orillia He left Brandtfort for Orillia, and
reached there on the nj sht of the 22q. BoQell
made no resistance and came with him to
Toronto and there he left him till he returned
Clinedinst's case which was rendered on the
oath. Bodell asked tina he should not be made
to testify against Clinedinst. whilst Clinedinst
seeks to put the larger 81 ire of the wrong do
Ing on BOdell,
Mr.. Braxton arrive in Stauuton. with
Bodell on the mdnig h train of the Goth, and
placed his prisoner in II. He made no resist
ance and ave Mr., Bra ton as little trouble as
it was possible for him t, do.
The eleven days Mr.. Braxton lost on the
alert. he had to IN set the many obstacles
and difficulties in the way of accomplishing
his purposes. subjected him to much fatigue,
loss of sleep and often hunger. From the morr-
ing of the 22d to the night of the 3d. be neither
had food nor Sleep. r. shows sople want of
rest, but with all thst. is as bright as q
diamond.
Personal.
Mrs. 81. s. STAGE gave large party last
Thursday night, in honor of Miss Birdie Aus.
| tin, of Lewisburg and Miss Leila Moffett, of
Richmond, and Mr.. VIII Hamilton, of this
county. A large company was in attendance.
Mr.. Richard Edwin Winsborough, son of DIR.
Jos. M. Winsborough OF Slater, Saline county
| Missouri. arrived here on Saturday last on his
way to the Augusta Academy" at Fort De-
| hance in this county to enter as pupil Of that
school. of which Prof. Gu rs. s. Roller is Princi-
pal.
| Col Geo. L. Peyton is i'll Charleston, W. Va:
where he contemplates Using the st. Albert
Hotel of that place.
| Capt. T. G. Morton was In Charleston, w Va.
a few days since. ON his way to MI Sterlin g.
KY, on business trip
| .-~ 20 ~-
| LOST PoINTER-Mr. Q. P. Loring, OF Craigs-
Vile, advertises for o lost pointer dog that
jumped ON the 18th ihAt. from the train be-
tween Alton and Staunion. See adv.
|
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Swiss performers and singers have been en-.
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